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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FEL 4138	CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAKAN ÇÖREKCIOĞLU

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to investigate contemporary political theories.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	At the end of the course, the student will be able to comprehend the basic discussions of premoden, modern, and contemporary political philosophy
2	Comprehend the basic concepts of contemporary political philosophy and their historical origins
3	Apply his/her knowledge of contemporary political philosophy to curernt problems
4	Analyze our Age s problems by using his/her knowledge of contemporary political philosophy with a philosophical point of view
5	Evaluate our Age s problems by using his/her knowledge of contemporary political philosophy with a philosophical point of view.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	The distinction between politics and the political
2	The distinction between social problem and political problem
3	Understanding of politics in premodern and contemporary political philosophy
4	Understanding of politics in modern political philosophy
5	Historical origins of contemporary of political philosophy: Machiavelli
6	Historical origins of contemporary of political philosophy: Hobbes
7	Historical origins of contemporary of political philosophy: Locke
8	Midterm exam
9	Rousseaian understanding of republic in contemporary political philosophy
10	A return to Kant in contemporary political philosophy
11	John Rawls and the revitalization of modern contract tradition
12	Hannah Arendt and the problem of political judgment
13	Jürgen Habermas and the conception of communcative politics
14	Debates on contemporary democracy
15	General assessment
16	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

A. Berten, P. Da Silveira, H. Pourtais (der.) (2006). Liberaller ve Cemaatçiler, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları.
A. Negri, Marx Ötesi Marx, Istanbul: Otonom Yayıncılık.
Bryan Turner (1997). Eşitlik, çev: Bahadır Sina Şener, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi.
E. Gellner (1992). Uluslar ve Ulusçuluk, (çev.) B.E. Behar ve G.G. Özdoğan, Istanbul: Insan Yayınları.
Eric Hobsbawm (1999). 1780 den Günümüze Milletler ve Milliyetçilik, çev: Osman Akınhay, Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları.
Felsefelogos, sayı 25-26, Istanbul: Bulut Yayıncılık.
Füsun Üstel (1999). Yurttaşlık ve Demokrasi, Ankara: Kitabevi Yayınları.
John Stuart Mill (1963). Hürriyet, çev: Osman Dostel, Istanbul: Milli Eğitim Basımevi.
Serpil Sancar Üşür, Ideolojinin Serüveni Yanlış Bilinç ve Hegemonyadan Söyleme, Ankara: Imge Kitabevi Yayınları.
Terry Eagleton, Ideoloji, Istanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion
3. Question-Answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-5:The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 attendance is required.
2. The participation in midterm and final exams will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for final exam	1	14	14
Preparation for midterm exam	1	12	12
Preparing presentations	1	5	5
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1						3				5
LO.2				4						5			4
LO.3		5			4				5		4		3		4
LO.4	3						4							5
LO.5			5					5				3			4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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